Comprehending what happened Saturday night is something no one at a vigil this evening for Leslie Fishel understands.

Fishel died from injuries sustained in a crash when a man reportedly leaving the area of Forest Hill Shopping Center after he had been shot collided with the vehicle she was in.

Police continue to investigate the matter and have not released the name of the man who was shot around 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the shopping center near a barbershop.

The circumstances of what happened are something those attending the candlelight vigil can't grasp.

Instead those attending lit candles, some wept, some faced the street where the crash occurred at the intersection of East Tenth Street and Becker Drive.

Holly Borges has been friends with Fishel since they were 9.

“She's always been my best friend when I was little,” Borges said. “She was so energetic, never sad. She always made everyone smile.”

Borges said she couldn't comprehend the events that occurred Saturday night. “I can't at all. I don't see why it had to happen.”

Fishel had worked at Sonic and was a hairdresser, friends said.

“I pray. That's the only thing I can do,” said her friend of two years, Iuvina Blount.

Blount said her friend taught her, “To always be grateful for what I have. She never took anything for granted.”

Several spoke of her love for Hello Kitty, which was represented on a poster attached to a utility pole at the intersection. They also talked of her love for stuffed monkeys, another item drawn on the poster.

“We had wood shop together in school,” said Carlos Johnson. “She was a colorful person who didn't hold back anything she wanted to say. She gave you that good vibe.”

Johnson had no answers. “Me personally, I don't know have an answer. I guess she's in a better place now.”

Alyson Barbey called Fishel a sweetheart who always had a big smile. “I've known her since she was little. I went to school with her. She really did light up a room. She was vibrant and lively.”

Barbey said she had no idea how to comprehend the events that led to the crash and Fishel's death. “There's no good from it.”